Burned Lance

Our poor Lancey-poo ran into some bad luck - again. Lance was lighting the burner box on his hot oil truck when it flash fired him. Just think of lighting your BBQ grill when there is extra propane in the air.

He had an ambulance ride to the hospital and spent three days in bed there. He had 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face, eyes, and right arm.

Lance had a lot of debris in his eyes so in the ER they flushed them with a liter of water. Also notice the bleached afro he has. That is his hair singed.

The doctors put numbing eye drops in his eyes so he could open them for an evaluation.

The second day in the hospital Lance's eyes were swollen shut. This picture is the third day in the hospital. Some of the swelling has gone down.

It is so amazing how the body can heal itself. We took pictures in the morning and night, and it is crazy how much chage there is in 12 hrs. It has been two weeks and Lance is just about back to normal. His skin peeled like a sunburn leaving new prefect skin. He is still having some trouble with his right eye, but that should heal up too.